Working Hours and Holidays

Working Hours and Holidays

Chancery

09:00 to 17:30 hrs (Monday to Friday)
(13:00 – 13:30 hrs: closed for lunch)
Saturday and Sunday closed

Visa Services

Submit the visa application forms along with the mandatory documents, passport andfee at the nearest TCS Visatronics / Gerry’s International- Visa Drop Box as per the list of available locations in Pakistan (namely, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Mirpur Khas, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Sialkot and Sukkur)

Visa applications are not accepted at Embassy counter.

Consular Services

The working hours for Consular services are 0900 hours to 1230 hours (Acceptance of application) and 1030 hours to 1300 hours (Delivery of Documents), Monday-Friday.

 

List of Holiday during the year 2023:

 

S/N

Gazetted Holiday

Date

Day of Week

1.

Republic Day

26 January 2023

Thursday

2.

Holi

08 March 2023

Wednesday

3.

Pakistan Day

23 March 2023

Thursday

4.

Ram Navami 30 March 2023 Thursday

5.

Mahavir Jayanti 04 April 2023 Tuesday

6.

Good Friday

07 April 2023

Friday

7.

Id-ul-Fitr*

22 April 2023

Saturday

8.

Buddha Purnima

05 May 2023

Friday

9.

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*

29 June 2023

Thursday

10.

Muharram*

29 July 2023

Saturday

11.

Independence Day

15 August 2023

Tuesday

12.

Janmashtami

07 September 2023

Thursday

13.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

02 October 2023

Monday

14.

Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)

24 October 2023

Tuesday

15.

Diwali (Deepavali)

12 November 2023

Sunday

16.

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

27 November 2023

Monday

17.

Christmas

25 December 2023

Monday

* Subject to change depending on the sighting of Moon

 

 

 
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